Back-Shu points
12 points · study category
Back-Shu (Transport) points, on the first line of the Bladder channel: the back door to each organ. They are the points of choice in chronic and deficiency patterns, and they respond very well to moxibustion.
Its story in the classics: The point that hurtsPoints in the category · 12
- BL13Lung ShuFèi ShūLung
- BL14Pericardium ShuJuéyīn ShūPericardium
- BL15Heart ShuXīn ShūHeart
- BL18Liver ShuGān ShūLiver
- BL19Gallbladder ShuDǎn ShūGallbladder
- BL20Spleen ShuPí ShūSpleen
- BL21Stomach ShuWèi ShūStomach
- BL22Triple Energizer Back-Shu pointSānjiāo ShūTriple Energizer
- BL23Kidney ShuShèn ShūKidney
- BL25Large Intestine ShuDàcháng ShūLarge Intestine
- BL27Small Intestine ShuXiǎocháng ShūSmall Intestine
- BL28Bladder ShuPángguāng ShūBladder
In the classical tradition
- The point that hurts
Where the Ashi point comes from in Sun Simiao's Qianjin and how the classics found points by palpation: pain as the point, the dorsal Shu points, and Yixi.